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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-working-time-sea-fishermen-regulations-2004/introduction",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-working-time-sea-fishermen-regulations-2004/introduction.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2004/1713",
  "legislation_title": "The Fishing Vessels (Working Time: Sea-fishermen) Regulations 2004",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/fishing-vessels-working-time-sea-fishermen-regulations-2004",
  "path": "introduction",
  "kind": "introduction",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Introductory text",
  "text": "MERCHANT SHIPPING\nMade 5th July 2004\nLaid before Parliament 13th July2004\nComing into force 16th August 2004\nWhereas the Secretary of State is a Minister designated for the purposes of section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972 in relation to measures relating to the safety of ships and the health and safety of persons on them and the organisation of working time :\nAnd whereas, in so far as the following Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by section 85 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 , the Secretary of State has in pursuance of section 86(4) of that Act consulted the persons referred to in that subsection:\nNow, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972, and by sections 85(1), (3), (5)(a), (6) and (7) and 86(1) and (2) of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995, hereby makes the following Regulations:",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
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      "label": "M1",
      "text": "1972 c. 68."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M2",
      "text": "S.I. 1993/595."
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M3",
      "text": "S.I. 1997/1174"
    },
    {
      "type": "M",
      "label": "M4",
      "text": "1995 c. 21; sections 85 and 86 were amended by the Merchant Shipping and Maritime Security Act 1997 (c. 28), section 8."
    }
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  "provenance": {
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2004/1713/introduction",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}